Velle Espeland
{{Short description|Norwegian folklorist (1945–2024)}}
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Velle Espeland (6 July 1945 – 10 January 2024) was a Norwegian folklorist.
Personal life and education
Born in Sør-Fron on 6 July 1945, Espeland studied folkloristics at the University of Oslo. His cand.mag. thesis from 1974 was titled Folkesong i Bjerkreim.
Career
Espeland was assigned to Institutt for kulturstudier at the University of Oslo from 1974 to 2003. He also administrated the institution {{ill|Norsk visearkiv|no}} from its foundation in 1983.
Among his publications are two books about ghosts, the children's book Den store boka om spøkelser from 1999, and the factbook Spøkelse. Hvileløse gjengangere i tradisjon og historie from 2002. He also contributed text to the comic series Smørbukk and {{lang|no|{{ill|Tuss og Troll|nn}}}}, and translated the Belgian comic strips Spirou & Fantasio and Marsupilami into Norwegian language.
In 2014 he was awarded the Rff prize from {{lang|no|{{ill|Rådet for folkemusikk og folkedans|no}}}}, a subsidiary of Arts Council Norway, for his contributions to {{lang|no|Norsk visearkiv}}.
Death
Espeland died in Oslo on 10 January 2024, at the age of 78.
References
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{{cite encyclopedia|title=Velle Espeland |first=Ida |last=Habbestad |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-first=Erik | editor-last=Bolstad |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Velle_Espeland |language=no |accessdate=24 February 2024}}
{{cite encyclopedia|title=Rådet for folkemusikk og folkedans |first=Bjørn |last=Aksdal |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-first=Erik | editor-last=Bolstad |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Rådet_for_folkemusikk_og_folkedans |language=no |accessdate=25 April 2024}}
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External links
- {{Cite web |title=Norsk visearkiv – et kompetansesenter |first=Velle |last=Espeland |url=https://www.ballade.no/folkemusikk/norsk-visearkiv-et-kompetansesenter/ |website=ballade.no |language=no |date=13 September 2005 |access-date=25 February 2024 }}
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Category:Norwegian folklorists
Category:University of Oslo alumni
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